Oral drug delivery systems for time-controlled release, intended for chronotherapy or colon targeting, are often in the form of coated dosage forms provided with swellable/soluble hydrophilic polymer coatings. These are responsible for programmable lag phases prior to release, due to their progressive hydration in the biological fluids. When based on high-viscosity polymers and/or manufactured by press-coating, the performance of functional hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) layers was not fully satisfactory. Particularly, it encompassed an initial phase of slow release because of outward diffusion of the drug through a persistent gel barrier surrounding the core. To promote erosion of such a barrier, the use of a cellulolytic product (Sternzym® C13030) was here explored. For this purpose, the mass loss behavior of tableted matrices based on various HPMC grades, containing increasing percentages of Sternzym® C13030, was preliminarily studied, highlighting a clear and concentration-dependent effect of the enzyme especially with high-viscosity polymers. Subsequently, Sternzym® C13030-containing systems, wherein the cellulolytic product was either incorporated into a high-viscosity HPMC coating or formed a separate underlying layer, were manufactured. Evaluated for release, such systems gave rise to more reproducible profiles, with shortened lag phases and reduced diffusional release, as compared to the reference formulation devoid of enzyme.
Erodible Coatings Based on HPMC and Cellulase for Oral Time-Controlled Release of Drugs / A.A. Foppoli, A. Maroni, L. Palugan, L. Zema, S. Moutaharrik, A. Melocchi, M. Cerea, A. Gazzaniga. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS. - ISSN 0378-5173. - 585(2020 Jul).
Erodible Coatings Based on HPMC and Cellulase for Oral Time-Controlled Release of Drugs
A.A. FoppoliPrimo
;A. Maroni
Secondo
;L. Palugan;L. Zema;S. Moutaharrik;A. Melocchi;M. CereaPenultimo
;A. GazzanigaUltimo
2020
Abstract
Oral drug delivery systems for time-controlled release, intended for chronotherapy or colon targeting, are often in the form of coated dosage forms provided with swellable/soluble hydrophilic polymer coatings. These are responsible for programmable lag phases prior to release, due to their progressive hydration in the biological fluids. When based on high-viscosity polymers and/or manufactured by press-coating, the performance of functional hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) layers was not fully satisfactory. Particularly, it encompassed an initial phase of slow release because of outward diffusion of the drug through a persistent gel barrier surrounding the core. To promote erosion of such a barrier, the use of a cellulolytic product (Sternzym® C13030) was here explored. For this purpose, the mass loss behavior of tableted matrices based on various HPMC grades, containing increasing percentages of Sternzym® C13030, was preliminarily studied, highlighting a clear and concentration-dependent effect of the enzyme especially with high-viscosity polymers. Subsequently, Sternzym® C13030-containing systems, wherein the cellulolytic product was either incorporated into a high-viscosity HPMC coating or formed a separate underlying layer, were manufactured. Evaluated for release, such systems gave rise to more reproducible profiles, with shortened lag phases and reduced diffusional release, as compared to the reference formulation devoid of enzyme.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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